3 Passo 1 Rear Case The following four steps can be accomplished without a plastic opening tool. However, it's recommended to use a tool to best avoid breaking any clips along the perimeter of the rear case. Insert a plastic opening tool or fingernail into the notch in the gap between the rear case and the rest of the phone, located at the top of the device. Gently twist the opening tool to disconnect the clips securing the top of the rear case. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 3 di 22

4 Passo 2 Slide the plastic opening tool left along the top edge and repeat the twisting motion to widen the gap between the rear case and the phone. Passo 3 Continue to move the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the top left corner, gently prying up along the rear case. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 4 di 22

5 Passo 4 Pry along the top right side, and continue prying down the right side of the rear case. Passo 5 Lift up and remove the rear case from the phone. You may need to peel the case up to separate it from any clips still holding it to the bottom of the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 5 di 22

6 Passo 6 Battery This step can be accomplished without the need of a plastic opening tool. Just use your finger if you want to. Wedge a plastic opening tool into the small notch above the battery. Pry the battery up out of its recess. Passo 7 Remove the battery. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 6 di 22

7 Passo 8 SIM Card Using your fingernail, push the SIM card slightly deeper into its slot, until you hear a click. After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot. For reassembly, push the SIM card into the slot until it clicks in place. Passo 9 Use your thumb to slide enough of the SIM card out of its slot to grab ahold of it. Grasp and remove the SIM card away from the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 7 di 22

8 Passo 10 microsd Card Using your fingernail, push the microsd card slightly deeper into its slot, until you hear a click. After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot. For reassembly, push the microsd card into the slot until it clicks in place. Passo 11 Use your thumb to slide the microsd card out of the slot. Remove the microsd card from the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 8 di 22

9 Passo 12 Plastic Midframe Remove the ten 4.0 mm Phillips screws securing the midframe to the front panel assembly. Passo 13 Grasp the left side of the plastic midframe with your thumb and forefinger and lift it away from the phone. The midframe lightly snaps in place, and can be removed with very little force. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 9 di 22

10 Passo 14 Headphone Jack/Speaker Assembly Use a plastic opening tool to pry the rear-facing camera connector up from its socket on the motherboard. Make sure you are prying on the connector and not the socket, or you may damage the motherboard. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 10 di 22

12 Passo 17 Motherboard Assembly Use a plastic opening tool to pry the front-facing camera connector from its socket on the motherboard. Do not try to remove the front-facing camera just yet. Its cable is still routed beneath the motherboard assembly to the ambient light sensor. Passo 18 Disconnect the digitizer cable by gently prying its connector up from its socket on the motherboard. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 12 di 22

13 Passo 19 Disconnect the display data cable from the motherboard. Passo 20 Pry the Wi-Fi antenna cable connector up from its socket on the motherboard. Gently move the cable out of the way of the motherboard. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 13 di 22

16 Passo 25 Front Panel Assembly Peel the antenna cable up from its channel in the front panel assembly. Do not completely remove the antenna cable, it is still connected to the antenna board. Passo 26 Wedge the tip of a spudger underneath the earpiece speaker and pry the earpiece speaker out of its recess in the front panel assembly. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 16 di 22

18 Passo 29 Insert the flat edge of a spudger underneath the earpiece/volume buttons/ambient light sensor ribbon cable connector. Gently run the spudger across to continue peeling the the earpiece/volume buttons/ambient light sensor ribbon cable from the front panel assembly. Passo 30 Insert a plastic opening tool in between the the buttons ribbon cable and the volume button. Push the volume out of its recess in the front panel assembly. Lift and remove the volume button out of the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 18 di 22

19 Passo 31 Wedge the flat edge of a plastic opening tool in between the the earpiece/buttons/ambient light sensor ribbon cable and run it down to loosen the adhesive securing the ribbon cable. Passo 32 Grasp and remove the earpiece/buttons/ambient light sensor ribbon cable out of the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 19 di 22

20 Passo 33 Use a metal spudger to carefully peel the antenna board off the front panel assembly. Lift and remove the antenna board out of the phone. Passo 34 Push the power button out of its recess in the front panel assembly. Remove the power button from the front panel assembly. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 20 di 22

21 Passo 35 Use the tip of a spudger to pry the vibrator out of its recess in the front panel assembly. Passo 36 Use the tip of a spudger to peel the vibrator assembly off the front panel assembly. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA it.ifixit.com Pagina 21 di 22

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